Keynote Speaker

Dr. Wenran Jiang

Dr. Wenran Jiang

Named by the Alberta Venture magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in Alberta for 2014, he is currently Director of Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum and its annual conference since 2004.

He is also a political science professor at the University of Alberta, Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington DC, and Special Advisor on China to the US and Canada based Energy Council.

Dr. Jiang was seconded to the Alberta Department of Energy as a special advisor on Asian market diversification from 2012 to 2014. Before taking a partial leave from his tenure at the University of Alberta, Dr. Jiang was the Founding Director (2005-08) and the Mactaggart Research Chair (2008-11) of the University’s China Institute.

Dr. Jiang has advised government agencies, private companies in energy, mining, forestry and agricultural sectors on Asian market access and how to engage China. He is currently completing a book on why Canada needs to diversify its energy market to Asia.

Symposium Schedule

program subject to change; updated June 2017

May 29 - 31, 2017

June 1, 2017

Mon. May 29th

Tues. May 30th

Wed. May 31st

Thur. June 1st

7:00 - Breakfast

Sally Borden Bldg.: Vista Dining Room

7:00 - Breakfast

Sally Borden Bldg.: Vista Dining Room

Open day in Banff & the mountains

8:45 - Official Welcome

Max Bell Bldg.: Max Bell Auditorium

8:45 - Presentation 11

In-Situ Smoldering Combustion (STAR) for the Treatment of Contaminated Soils: Research Supporting Field Applications of the Technology,

J. Gerhard, University of Western Ontario;

M. Salman, University of Western Ontario;

G. Grant, University of Western Ontario;

D. Major, Savron;

G. Scholes, Savron

Presenter: Dr. Jason Gerhard, University of Western Ontario

Room: Max Bell Auditorium, Max Bell Bldg.

8:50 - Keynote Speaker - Dr. Wenran Jiang,

Director of Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum; Special Advisor to Alberta Minister of Energy; Senior Fellow of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC; and Special Advisor on China to the US and Canada based Energy Council.

9:15 - Presentation 1

Current Models of Vapor Production and Mass Recovery at Thermal Remediation Sites and Their Implications for Effective Heating and Extraction Strategies,

J.C. LaChance, Mc2 USA;

P. Hegele, McMillan-McGee Corp.;

J. Munholland, Arcadis US, Inc.

Presenter: Mr. John C. LaChance, Mc2USA

Room: Max Bell Auditorium in the Max Bell Bldg.

9:15 - Presentation 12

Gas Production and Migration During Electrical Resistance Heating of Heterogeneous Porous Media Impacted by Chlorinated Solvents,

J. Munholland, Arcadis;

K.G. Mumford, Queen's University;

B.H. Kueper, Queen's University

Presenter: Mr. Jonah Munholland, Arcadis

Room: Max Bell Auditorium, Max Bell Bldg.

9:45 - Presentation 2

Thermal Treatment - How Much Energy Does it Take?

S. Griepke, TerraTherm, Inc.;

G. Heron, TerraTherm, Inc.;

A. Bonarrigo, TerraTherm, Gardner, MA

Presenter: Mr. Steffen Griepke, TerraTherm

Room: Max Bell Auditorium, Max Bell Bldg.

9:45 - Presentation 13

Challenges of Thermal Remediation at Superfund Sites,

E. Davis, USEPA

Presenter: Eva Davis, USEPA

Room: Max Bell Auditorium, Max Bell Bldg.

10:15 - Coffee Break

Max Bell Central Foyer

10:15 - Coffee Break

Max Bell Central Foyer

10:30 - Presentation 3

Utilizing Numerous Remedial Technologies in Synergy During an Accelerated Site Clean Up,